Luca Minelli

No ORCID on file · 37 papers in corpus · active 2004-2015

Study types

  • article 28
  • review 5
  • letter 2
  • case-report 1
  • other 1

Condition tags

  • endometriosis 33
  • mesh:D004715 29
  • bowel_endometriosis 8
  • mesh:D017699 4
  • die_deep_infiltrating 4
  • dysmenorrhea 3
  • chronic_pelvic_pain 3
  • infertility 3
  • dyspareunia 3
  • thoracic_endometriosis 2
article 2015
Laparoscopic Radiofrequency Thermal Ablation for Uterine Adenomyosis
JSLS : Journal of the Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons ·doi:10.4293/jsls.2015.00071

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Symptomatic uterine adenomyosis, unresponsive to medical therapy, is a challenging condition for patients who desire to preserve their uterus. This study was an evaluation of the feasibility and efficacy of laparo…

case-report 2015
Rare case of giant cystic adenomyoma mimicking a uterine malformation, diagnosed and treated by hysteroscopy
Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Research ·doi:10.1111/jog.12698

We describe a case of giant cystic uterine adenomyoma that was diagnosed and treated by hysteroscopy. In a 27-year-old woman with menometrorrhagia, severe dysmenorrhea, and chronic pelvic pain, pelvic ultrasonography revealed an enlarged ut…

article 2014
Long-Term Outcome after Laparoscopic Bowel Resections for Deep Infiltrating Endometriosis: A Single-Center Experience after 900 Cases
BioMed research international ·doi:10.1155/2014/463058

BACKGROUND: Laparoscopic bowel resections for endometriosis are safe and effective but only short-term follow-up has been evaluated. In the present study long-term outcome in terms of intestinal and urinary function, fertility, chronic pain…

article 2013
Management of rectosigmoid obstruction due to severe bowel endometriosis
Updates in surgery ·doi:10.1007/s13304-013-0240-1
letter 2013
Re: “Long-term comparison of laparoscopy-assisted distal gastrectomy and open distal gastrectomy in advanced gastric cancer” (Surg Endosc (2010) 24:1:63–67)
·doi:10.1007/s00464-012-2748-8
article 2012
Laparoscopic surgical treatment of diaphragmatic endometriosis: a 7-year single-institution retrospective review
Surgical endoscopy ·doi:10.1007/s00464-012-2505-z
article 2012
Nerve-sparing laparoscopic eradication of deep endometriosis with segmental rectal and parametrial resection: the Negrar method. A single-center, prospective, clinical trial
Surgical endoscopy ·doi:10.1007/s00464-012-2153-3
review 2012
Pericardial, pleural and diaphragmatic endometriosis in association with pelvic peritoneal and bowel endometriosis: a case report and review of the literature.
Wideochirurgia i inne techniki maloinwazyjne = Videosurgery and other miniinvasive techniques ·doi:10.5114/wiitm.2011.26758

Diaphragmatic endometriosis is a rare entity, often asymptomatic, which has been described only in small series. It is almost always associated with severe pelvic involvement. The most plausible theory about this condition is based on retro…

article 2012
Transvaginal sonography for preoperative assessment of deep endometriosis
Journal of clinical ultrasound : JCU ·doi:10.1002/jcu.22018

PURPOSE: To determinate transvaginal scan (TVS) accuracy in the preoperative evaluation of deep endometriosis in a large cohort of patients with subsequent laparoscopic assessment. METHODS: A retrospective study was performed in a tertiary …

article 2011
Cyclic Sciatica in a Patient With Deep Monolateral Endometriosis Infiltrating the Right Sciatic Nerve
Journal of spinal disorders & techniques ·doi:10.1097/bsd.0b013e31820fc53b

STUDY DESIGN: Case report. OBJECTIVE: To show by case presentation, the potential for endometriosis to infiltrate the somatic nerves causing lower extremity neuropathic pain and to discuss possible surgical remedy and the effectiveness of l…

article 2011
Discoid Resection With Combined Laparoscopic/Endoscopic Approach for Rectal Endometriosis: Perioperative and Long-Term Outcomes
·doi:10.1016/s0016-5085(11)64284-4
article 2011
Laparoscopic Colorectal Surgery for Bowel Endometriosis With Transvaginal Resection and Specimen Extraction: Perioperative Results in 40 Consecutive Patients
·doi:10.1016/s0016-5085(11)64283-2
article 2011
Laparoscopic rectal resection for severe endometriosis of the mid and low rectum: technique and operative results
Surgical endoscopy ·doi:10.1007/s00464-011-1991-8
other 2010
Colorectal endometriosis: benefits of long-term follow-up in patients who underwent laparoscopic surgery
Fertility and sterility ·doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2009.08.029

In this retrospective cohort study, three groups of patients were included: 60 women who underwent endometriosis surgery with colorectal segmental resection, 40 women with surgical evidence of bowel endometriosis who underwent endometriosis…

letter 2010
Deep rectal and parametrial infiltrating endometriosis with monolateral pudendal nerve involvement: case report and laparoscopic nerve-sparing approach
European journal of obstetrics, gynecology, and reproductive biology ·doi:10.1016/j.ejogrb.2010.07.032
article 2010
Distribution of endometriotic lesions in endometriosis stage IV supports the menstrual reflux theory and requires specific preoperative assessment and therapy
Acta obstetricia et gynecologica Scandinavica ·doi:10.1111/j.1600-0412.2010.01008.x

A detailed picture of the prevalence and distribution of abdomino-pelvic endometriosis in more that 1,500 cases of endometriosis stage IV is presented. A great prevalence of endometriotic localizations in the posterior pelvic compartment co…

article 2010
Fertility and clinical outcome after bowel resection in infertile women with endometriosis
Reproductive biomedicine online ·doi:10.1016/j.rbmo.2009.12.029
article 2010
Laparoscopic ileocecal resection for bowel endometriosis
Surgical endoscopy ·doi:10.1007/s00464-010-1354-x
review 2010
Laparoscopic nerve-sparing transperitoneal approach for endometriosis infiltrating the pelvic wall and somatic nerves: anatomical considerations and surgical technique
Surgical and radiologic anatomy : SRA ·doi:10.1007/s00276-010-0624-6
article 2010
Nerve-Sparing Laparoscopic Radical Excision of Deep Endometriosis with Rectal and Parametrial Resection
Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology ·doi:10.1016/j.jmig.2009.03.018
article 2010
Ureteral endometriosis: clinical and radiological follow-up after laparoscopic ureterocystoneostomy
Human Reproduction ·doi:10.1093/humrep/deq293

BACKGROUND: Ureteral endometriosis is a rare entity that may lead to progressive hydroureteronephrosis and renal loss. When the localization of ureteral stenosis is close to the ureterovesical junction, ureterocystoneostomy may be required.…

article 2009
Discoid or segmental rectosigmoid resection for deep infiltrating endometriosis: a case-control study
Fertility and sterility ·doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2009.03.066
article 2009
Laparoscopic Colorectal Resection for Bowel Endometriosis
Archives of surgery (Chicago, Ill. : 1960) ·doi:10.1001/archsurg.2008.555

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the short- and long-term outcomes of laparoscopic colorectal resection for endometriosis. DESIGN AND PATIENTS: This study included 357 consecutive patients who underwent colorectal resection. We evaluated intraoperati…

article 2009
Laparoscopic colorectal resection for deep infiltrating endometriosis: analysis of 436 cases
Surgical endoscopy ·doi:10.1007/s00464-009-0517-0
article 2009
Laparoscopic conservative surgery for stage IV symptomatic endometriosis: short-term surgical complications
Fertility and sterility ·doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2009.08.035